Owl Boy | 19th Aug, 2020 | 6:00hrs | rating: 2/5
Fly around with your friends and save the world.
GAMEPLAY: A platformer with twin-stick shooter mechanics is a solid idea, but there’s just no “weight” to any of your moves, and it never gets remotely challenging. It makes the gameplay feel pointless, as if it’s just there for the story to qualify as a game.
AUDIOVISUALLY: Above average pixel art with below average character designs. The music is movie soundtracky and pretty nice, but not memorable.
STORY/PRESENTATION: It’s very plot-driven, but the story just doesn’t do anything for me.
This is the kind of game that’s built with a lot of passion and ideas, but they’ve forgotten that games need to be fun to actually play, even when removing plot and nice visuals. It’s just short, linear and unsatisfying.